Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Episode 52: The Star Trek: First Contact That Could’ve Been

Seventeen years ago, on November 22, 1996, Star Trek: First Contact arrived in theaters and proved to be the rare crossover hit. To celebrate one of the best Trek movies ever, we flip through an early draft of the script to see what made the final cut and what didn't!

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From climbing turboshafts with Picard and Lily, to space-walking
along the deflector dish to get to a photon launcher (!), we highlight a
few bits we wish we could have seen. Plus, what were the earlier
incarnations of what would become First Contact? Here’s a hint: Data and
Leonardo da Vinci… Nah, they’d never go that far! *Voyager fans
shudder*

Also
in this episode? We briefly review Thor: The Dark World, address some
reader mail about TNG's final seasons, and offer up our most
controversial Red Shirt of the Week yet!

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